She's Fired

Hi Global Recap readers,

Once again, it's the weekend—markets are closed and threats can be made. With US stocks near record highs, the White House has some room to get tougher.

• In fact, Trump’s been active on the tariffs front lately, as you all know.

• And on top of that, out of nowhere, Trump just made another move: he’s moving the nuclear subs.

Will this turn into something serious or just fade out? So far, it’s crickets from Medvedev. 👇

🌐 WORLD
Fast Scroll News

🇷🇺 Trump Moves Nuclear Subs

Trump just ordered two US nuclear submarines into new positions after Dmitry Medvedev rattled the saber about Russia’s “doomsday” arsenal.

• Trigger: When Trump gave the 10-day ultimatum to Putin, Ex-Russian President Medvedev, now Security Council deputy, warned Trump to “remember” Moscow’s last-resort nuclear strike options.

• Response: Trump initially responded by telling him to “watch his words.” Now, he’s upped the ante, calling the comments “foolish and inflammatory” as he announces the sub deployment.

• Critique: Arms control experts slammed Trump’s move as “irresponsible,” noting that US submarines are always ready to strike Russia.

  • Sub movements are rarely discussed publicly, since stealth is their key advantage.

• Leverage: However, many believe Trump is posturing to gain leverage over Russia in potential backdoor ceasefire talks with Ukraine.

🇺🇸 Trump Fires Labor Chief

Trump just ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the Senate-confirmed Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), after July’s jobs report showed weak hiring and huge downward revisions.

• Data: This comes as jobs data came in disastrously—representing the worst three-month job growth since the COVID pandemic. Disregarding COVID, it’s the worst since the Great Recession in 2010.

• Accusation: Trump called the jobs data “rigged” and blamed McEntarfer for the numbers.

• Political: Trump suggested that Dr. McEntarfer, appointed by President Biden in 2023, may have fudged the numbers for political reasons.

• Pushback: However, William Beach, Trump’s own former BLS chief, called the move “unfortunate” and said there’s “no way” the commissioner could fudge the data.

• Reaction: Economists across the spectrum say this will erode trust in government stats.

🇹🇼 China’s Preparing to Invade

Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister just told Sky News that China is actively preparing for an invasion.

• Military: For the first time, Chinese PLA sent both active carriers into the Western Pacific at once.

• Quote: Wu insists, “Taiwan alone, facing China—we will never be ready… it’s not possible, China is so big, so huge.”

• Help: As if to remind the world of the possible consequences, Wu warned global tech could collapse if Taiwan falls: “Maybe we will be destroyed… but the modern world… will also disappear.”

  • This is because Taiwan (home to TSMC) produces the majority of the world’s advanced chips.

• Shortfall: Taiwan’s drone output hit only 8,000–10,000 units in a year, way below the 180,000 annual target for 2028.

🇮🇹 ITALY
Meloni vs EU Judges

Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni is fuming after the EU’s top court just made it way harder for countries to reject asylum-seekers. She’s calling it a “power grab,” and her whole Albania migration plan could be toast.

How It Started

It all started when Two Bangladeshi men were rescued at sea.

• They were sent to an Italian-run detention center in Albania for processing.

• However, when their asylum applications were denied, they decided to fight back legally.

The Legal Challenge

First, these two Bangladeshis called out Italy for labeling their home country “safe” and using that to reject their asylum claims.

• In December, the Italian government issued a decree aimed at speeding up deportations by designating 19 countries, including Bangladesh and Egypt, as "safe" for repatriation.

• However, these two Bangladeshis argue that Bangladesh isn’t actually safe for everyone.

• Italian courts, already skeptical, sent the case up to the EU’s top judges for clarity.

• According to the recent ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), a country can only be considered “safe” for repatriation if “the entire population” is protected across all regions.

Italy’s Migration Plan Hits a Wall

With that ruling, Meloni’s big plan to process migrants outside Italy’s borders is suddenly in trouble.

• In 2023, Meloni made a deal with Albania’s Edi Rama to process up to 30,000 migrants in two new Albanian centers.

• But Italian judges kept blocking deportations and detention, citing doubts about those countries’ safety for all groups.

Meloni’s Reaction and Next Moves

Now, Meloni is furious and claims EU judges are overstepping.

• She called the decision “surprising” and a “power grab.”

• Meloni vows to use “all possible technical and legal solutions” before the new EU Migration Pact takes effect next year.

EU Migration Pact

So, what is this "pact"? It is a sweeping set of rules to make EU countries play by the same rules regarding migration and asylum.

• Agreed in 2024, most of it applies from June 2026.

• All asylum seekers get identity, health, and security checks within seven days—data goes into a new EU-wide database (Eurodac). This is part of the “secure external borders” policy.

• If your country’s asylum acceptance rate is under 20 percent, your claim is fast-tracked in a border detention center.

Who’s Responsible?

The Pact forces EU states to share the load, but not everyone’s happy about it.

• Asylum seekers must apply in the first EU country they reach and stay put while their case is sorted.

• Countries can relocate up to 30,000 migrants a year to other EU states, or pay €20,000 per person if they refuse.

• Some states (Hungary, Poland) voted no, calling it a “threat to sovereignty.”

  • Supporters claim it’ll finally make things fairer for border countries like Italy and Greece.

  • Human rights groups warn of “cruel system” risks and rushed procedures.

Questions

So why is the EU so adamant about accepting so-called “asylum seekers”?

• While the official justification is grounded in human rights obligations, public opposition is growing across several member states.

• Critics argue that many asylum seekers show little interest in integrating into the culture of the host country, leading to concerns about the erosion of local customs and values.

• Others suggest that governments are also responding to rapidly declining birth rates in developed nations, using migration to offset demographic and economic challenges.

  • While this may seem logically plausible, a more extreme view claims that governments are deliberately trying to “replace” native populations—a notion often referred to as the “Great Replacement” theory, which is widely regarded as a conspiracy theory.

What do you think? Is the government acting out of malice, indifference, or genuine compassion?